Jordan Lake. If you have caught my postings of the last couple of days, you have noticed just how foggy everything has been. Yet, even the heaviest of fogs cannot take away that fierce self-possessed attitude of the bald eagle. This is LadyLake as she appeared out of the fog this morning and passed me.
Jordan Lake. The adult bald eagle is a magnificent bird in natural tones of dark dark brown and brilliant white. We tend to think of them as being black-bodied with a white head and tail but the body is actually feathered in dark brown. However, I do enjoy occasionally taking a chance on seeing how a bald eagle would look in black and white and silver tones. Hope you enjoy!
Jordan Lake. Bald eagles really emphasize size… when it comes to female vs male. I have posted many photos of a mated pair on a branch side-by-side and you see the size difference. This is the first time I’ve been able to really capture that size difference in flight. That’s the female above and the male below – you can see the differences in wing length and her over all size is massive compared to his.
Jordan Lake. Oh my! I was watching bald eagles this morning and as the fog lifted I suddenly realized there was a rather large white mass of birds out on the lake. They were American white pelicans. I see a few here most winters December – January. I have never seen this many before. One of the birders who had a spotting scope counted them and there were 40. They are way off their normal migration course. Neat to see!
Jordan Lake. I didn’t really expect to get any useful shot of this bald eagle. I was standing on top of the Jordan Lake Dam … 15 minutes after sunrise. There was mist coming off the lake and the sunlight was making a glaring mirror of the water. I was very startled to find that the reflection almost gives you more of the bird than the actual eagle. The photo is not in focus but I have certainly been focused on how sometimes a photo happens just because it does.
Jordan Lake. They have arrived … early! These are pied-billed grebes. I usually don’t see them until mid November. They are migrants who come down and spend the winter with us before they return north to their breeding waters. I think they’re darn cute.
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